MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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